ISM 3A: Author Development; Cohort 4: Summer/Fall 2012
ISM 3A: Author Development Module
August 1, 2012 – November 19, 2012
(PAS abstract deadline: Nov 15)
Connie Baldwin, ISM Leader (constance_baldwin@urmc.rochester.edu )
Instructions
From now through mid-November, you have an opportunity to sharpen your writing skills, culminating in
preparation of an abstract potentially suitable for submission for a presentation at the PAS spring meeting in
Boston. (If your study is not yet ready for dissemination, don’t panic! You can write a mock abstract that should
serve as a useful draft for the real abstract next year!)
You will not be writing a paper during this ISM, but writing an abstract is a perfect way to plan a paper, so I
encourage you to keep a future paper in mind as your develop and discuss your abstract. If your abstract is
accepted, the day after your PAS presentation would be a very useful deadline for submission of that paper.
This ISM includes:
 Online self-directed learning activities: working through the Author Development module
 Practical experiential activities: drafting, discussing, refining and submitting your abstract
 Interactive activities: discussing your project and your abstract with your home-based project mentor
and a peer partner(s), and participating in a conference call on writing issues
As you work on your abstract, we recommend that you consult with your mentor, and possibly also your ESP
faculty advisor. We have divided your group into pairs (see next page) for discussion of your writing tasks and
the abstract. You may choose to use either email or telephone. Even though you will be emailing to exchange
documents with your peer partner, it is important that you upload documents on your MyESP page as
requested in the assignment schedule (see highlights), so we can track your work.
All scholars are expected to participate in an October conference call, to be led by Dr. Baldwin. We
know that your schedules are busy, so we will offer a choice of two conference call times: Oct 19 at 5:00pm
Eastern or Oct 24 at 5:00pm Eastern. Please make every effort to be on one of those two calls. A conference
call number will be provided before the call.
The ESP leadership values your feedback on this module—issues large and small. All feedback is welcome as
we refine our teaching tools for the ESP. We ask for feedback in two ways:
 A brief online questionnaire is included at the end of the online module.
 An ISM Feedback form is provided for you to upload on MyESP
The Author Development module can be accessed at this link:
http://www.academicpeds.org/espauthoring/page_01.htm
The following downloadable files can be found at the end of the Author Development module [click on:
Conclusion and Practice Files]:
 Sentence practice examples
 Paragraph practice examples
 Link to module evaluation form
The following additional resources are posted on the VLP (accessed through your MyESP page):
 How the Write Research Abstracts and Articles
 ACP on Research Abstracts
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ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
You will be email-exchanging abstracts with your peer partner, but at the end of the ISM, you must UPLOAD the
final version of the abstract and your ISM feedback form onto your MyESP page, to get credit for doing
this ISM.
Dates and times of the ISM conference call are listed below. Please choose one of these times and notify
Connie of your availability at constance_baldwin@urmc.rochester.edu:
October 19, 5:00 pm Eastern
October 24, 5:00 pm Eastern
ISM 3A: Author Development
Due Date
August
1) Complete Author Development Module Part 1 (sentences) and edit sentence practice
examples
2) Study How to Write Research Abstracts and Articles
3) Craft specific question for abstract and paper and discuss with peer partner
September
1) Complete Author Development Module Part II (paragraphs) and edit paragraph
practice examples
2) Review How to Write Research Abstracts and Articles and ACP on Writing
Research Abstracts
3) Draft abstract and discuss with your home–based project mentor
October
1) Exchange and discuss abstracts with peer partner (phone or email)
2) Revise abstract
3) Exchange reviews of revised abstracts with mentor and peer partner
4) Conference call to discuss writing issues
November
1) Complete and submit abstract to PAS (if appropriate)
2) Upload final abstract on MyESP
3) Upload completed ISM feedback form on MyESP
4) Optional post-ISM activity: Use your abstract to begin planning an article on your
project
Aug 21
Aug 21
Aug 31
Sept 15
Sept 15
Sept 15-30
Oct 1-15
Oct 15
Oct 15-31
Oct 19 OR Oct 24
Nov 15
Nov 15
Nov 20
Author Development Module is available at:
http://www.academicpeds.org/espauthoring/page_01.htm
Peer Partner Assignments
Name
Email
Maneesh Batra
maneesh@u.washington.edu
Julia Belkowitz
jbelkowi@fau.edu
Mario Cruz
mariocruz3@gmail.com
Pair 1
Pair 2
Pair 3
Pair 4
Pair 5
Pair 6
Pair 7
Pair 8
Note to
Name
Michele
Long
Michael
McKenna
Leora
Mogilner
Katherine
Potter
Email
michele.long@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
mpmckenn@iupui.edu
Leora.Mogilner@mountsinai.org
Mark Fergeson
mark-fergeson@ouhsc.edu
katherine.potter@louisville.edu
William
Graessle
graessle-bill@cooperhealth.edu
Helen Rhim
helen_rhim@yahoo.com
Jennifer
Jackson
jstancil@wakehealth.edu
Cindy Roskind cg278@columbia.edu
Marta King
martak78@gmail.com
Neha Shah
nshah@cnmc.org
Kami
Daniel
Larsen
klarsen@medicine.nevada.edu
Walmsley
dwalmsle@nemours.org
all: If your assigned partner is unavailable, please notify Connie Baldwin.
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ISM 3A: Author Development
Brief Feedback Form
Please evaluate the Author Development Module on the form provided on the
website (end of the module).
Then please respond briefly to the questions below to help us improve this ISM
in the future:
1. How did drafting your abstract help you to clarify your thinking about your project?
2. To what extent did drafting your abstract provide a useful exercise in clear and succinct
writing?
3. Did the Author Development Module help you to write a clear and succinct abstract?
4. What did you learn from the peer feedback you received on your abstract?
5. What was the educational value to you of giving feedback to your peer?
6. Was the conference call a useful part of this ISM? Why or why not?
7. How could we make this ISM a better educational module?
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